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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY: REPORT 2003: EL SALVADOR (http://web.amnesty.org/report2003/slv-summary-eng)
International human rights organization report on current situation in El Salvador. Also has links to AI online documents on the country dating back to 1996. In English.
COMMITTEE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF EL SALVADOR (http://www.cispes.org/english/index.html)
"CISPES has been working since 1980 in solidarity with the FMLN (Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front) and the Salvadoran social justice movement to promote an alternative to the oppressive US-backed policies of the Salvadoran right." In English and Spanish.
THE EL MOZOTE MASSACRE (http://www.parascope.com/articles/0197/el%5Fmozin.htm)
A narrative overview of the December 1981 massacre at the village of El Mozote with links to UN Truth Commission documents, documents from the 1992 forensic investigation, and list of the dead. In English.
EL SALVADOR: WAR, PEACE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS (http://www.gwu.edu/%7Ensarchiv/nsa/publications/elsalvador2/)
Description of the National Security Archive's collection on documents related to the civil war and peace process in El Salvador. Links to a few sample documents. In English.
ENEMIES OF WAR (http://www.pbs.org/itvs/enemiesofwar/)
A PBS site with information and excerpts from a documentary of the same name that "examines the horrific murders of six Jesuit priests and the subsequent political and social ramifications as seen through the eyes of a Salvadoran family, a United States congressman, an ex-ambassador and an American priest." Excellent list of resources (online and print) specifically related to El Salvadoran civil war, as well as El Salvadoran history, culture, and politics; human rights and international aid organizations; and online documents and articles. Also provides information on buying the video. In English.
INSTITUTO DE DERECHOS HUMANOS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD CENTROAMERICANA JOSE SIMEON CANAS (IDHUCA) (http://www.uca.edu.sv/publica/idhuca/)
Established in 1988, the institute works to ensure social justice primarily for marginalized El Salvadorans, but also for any citizen whose rights have been abused. The site contains reports on past and ongoing cases, information on national legislation and international (United Nations) policies, and planned outreach activities. In Spanish.
PEACE AGREEMENTS DIGITAL COLLECTION: EL SALVADOR (http://www.usip.org/library/pa/el_salvador/pa_el_salvador.html)
Contains texts of various peace agreements signed betweent 1990-1992.
Sponsored by the web site of the United States Institute for Peace. In English.
TRUTH COMISSIONS DIGITAL COLLECTION: EL SALVADOR (http://www.usip.org/library/truth.html#el_salvador)
Links to full-text of documents pertaining to the Commission of the Truth for El Salvador established in 1992 to investigate human rights abuses during the twelve year civil war. In English.
THE TRUTH OF EL MOZOTE (MARK DANNER) (http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people/Danner/1993/truthelmoz01.html)
A twelve-page article originally published in the New Yorker (1993) by Mark Danner (journalist, MacArthur Fellow, currently staff writer for the New Yorker). This article formed the basis for a book by Danner entitled, The Massacre at El Mozote: Parable of the Cold War. In English.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE COUNTRY REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS: EL SALVADOR (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18331.htm)
A narrative and statistical overview of recent human rights violations in El Salvador compiled by the US Dept of State. In English.
WASHINGTON OFFICE ON LATIN AMERICA (WOLA): EL SALVADOR (http://www.wola.org/central_america/salvador/salvador_countrypage.htm)
The non-governmental agency that aims to promote "human rights, democracy, and social and economic justice in Latin America" maintains a page on El Salvador with sections devoted to human rights, rural development, land reform, labor rights, post-disaster reconstruction, as well as a list of WOLA publications related to the country. Also has links to media outlets and other NGO's in El Salvador. In English.
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